eGaming Review April 2012 | Page 13

M ONT H I N M I NUT ES MONTH END authority is working on such changes. The gaming sector has demonstrated that it can help the Italian economy recover somewhat from the crisis, but an increase in tax (that is already high) seems to be the erroneous move. The French market, which is already facing a crisis after just three years after its launch, con?rms this. Now that operators feel more relief, we will see a number of those that recently applied for an Italian remote gaming licence ?nally go live. And, indeed, it will be interesting to monitor the market to understand whether leaders will keep their current position or if new entrants will be able to attract Italian players. In any case, the players will win of this dispute as a higher level of competition will allow them to enjoy a better product with a higher percentage of winnings. The government did not rui ?F?R?F???&?WB?B??VgV???W&F?'2v???6??G&?'WFRF?F??27V66W72?BF?F?R&V6?fW'??bF?R?F??V6?????v??r?&?WB'&??w2?F??WB?bF?R7&?6?0?'?v?V??6?&vv??6V???"76?6?FR?D??W"?F???( ?F?RF?2?bF?R??BG&F?F????&?????W"&R?fW"?F?W??W7B??r&RW?6V??V?B?&?WFW'22vV??( ?7?'F??r??FW?4T?v'&V??W'????F?R&??R?bGfW'F?6??r??????R7?'G2&WGF??r6VR?Ww2??6?2?#???( ???( ??GBFfW??w&?W4T??FfW?&V6?R4T?????fV?&W"#f????v??rF?R7V?6?F????b?W?DvV?v??r?v?W&R?R6W'fVB24T??Bf?6R?&W6?FV?B?bFV6?????w???Rv2&Wf??W6?6V???"6??7V?F?B?B&??V7B??vW"f?"66W727?7FV?2?F?R?7BF?2?bfV''V'?v???&R&V?V?&W&VB2???rF?R??7B7G&W76gV?f?"?F???6V?6VB?W&F?'2?F?RFV6?6????bF?R?F??v?fW&??V?BF?6???V7B?FF?F????(*?S?g&??F?Rv??r?&?WB??#"'???7&V6??rF?W2?B66&VB&?F??W&F?'2F?B?B?W7Bv??VBF?V?"?6V?6R?BvV???W7F&?6?VB?W&F?'2F?B?gFW"6??6?FW&&?R??fW7F?V?B??F?R7BfWr?V'2??fR6VV?F?V?"?FV?F??&???G2B&?6??66?&F??rF?'V??W'2?F?R??7&V6R??F?f?"F?RVv??r6V7F?"v2?V?BF?&W67&?&R7v?F6?g&??#Rw&?72&???BF?F?RGW&??fW"F?f?"66????B66???W"v?W2???vWfW"?gFW"7G&??r??&'???r7F?f?G?'?v??r?W&F?'2?F?Rv?fW&??V?BFV6?FVB??BF????V?V?B?V7W&W2F?BvW&R??B??6?VFVB??F?R&V6V?F?&?fVB??66?FV7&VR?F?67W76???2??F?RF??26?V?B&W7W&f6R??F?RgWGW&R'WB?f?"??r?F?P??&?6?2?fR&VV?f??FVB?F?R&V6??2f?"F??2FV6?6???&R??B6?V"?'WBF?Rv?fW&??V?B?v?B?fRV?FW'7F??BF?BF??bR?bF?RGW&??fW"?WV?F?&?V?B3?R?bw&?72&???G2?f?"v?W2v?F???WB?b&?V?B?bRv?V?B?fR6??6?FW&&?F?vVBF?R?&?WB?G&?vvW&??rfWvW"?&F?W"F????&R?F?V?G&?W2???FVVB?F?R?FW7BFF6??w2F?B66???W"v?W2?B66???v?W2&R?VF??rF?R?&?WB?GW&??fW"?b(*??6&?????V'?&W&W6V?G2??bR?bF?RGW&??fW"vV?W&FVB'?F?RV?F?&R?F??????R?&?WBF?B?26VV?G&???GW&??fW"f?"??F?R?F?W"v?W2???F??2&W7V7B???v?W"F?V?G&?W26?FW&?fRg&??FWfV???V?B?bF?R?&?WB&F?W"F????v?W"F??F??26?&R?'F??VBF?&?Vv?F?R?V?6??b????R6??G2( 27W'&V?F?&???&?FVB( 2F?B&W&W6V?B??&RF??cR?b&WfV?VW2f?"?V?&W"?b66????W&F?'2??BF?R???V?V?FF????b??&R??&W??&?R&VwV?F???2f?"7?'G6&WGF??r?B&??v??F?R?F??v?&??p??Ff?Bf??????v??rF?&V7F?"( 2??f???????VB?24??????V'?#gFW"F?&VR?V'22?VB?b?W&F???2f?"?7&?v??r??Bv2???FVB4T????V??bF?R6?R?V"?&Vf?&R&V6???r?B?b?gFW"F?R?W?DvV?W&6?6R?66?GB6?F????v??rF?&V7F?"( 2?W?DvV??gFW"?V'224???b?W?DvV??6?F?v2&???FVBF??BgFW"?GBFfW?&V6??Rw&?W4T??b???B'V?2F?R6????( ?2v?W2FWfV???V?B?ff?6W2??7?F?W??7Fff???Fw&V??W?V7WF?fRe7G&FVv?2'W6??W72FWfV???V?B?B&?&B?V?&W ???Fw&V?v2??R?bF?R6?f?V?FW'2?b??W7F&?6???rF?R6??????#b24T??B?VB?b6?W2?B?&?WF??r??R7FWVBF?v?26??VbW?V7WF?fR???V?#?&?6?&B??V???6??VbFV6???6??ff?6W ???V???2??&RF??#?V'>( ?W?W&?V?6R??7?7FV?&6??FV7GW&R??B7V?B?fW"F?&VR?V'22e?BF?&V7F?"?b??v?R7GVF??2?&Vf?&R?Vf??rF?&V6??R?B?b6??v??6??WF???2??R????VB???VwW7B#?wwr?Vw&?v???R?6???0??